ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Hainault Forest Saturday 12 February   The final round of this winter’s Essex Cross-Country League was staged by Ilford AC over a very muddy course at Hainault Forest, The club had a very good turnout of runners participating in this round throughout the age groups. First race of the day was the U13 boys and girls race, which was over a distance of approx. 3k. Barney Perkins ran a gutsy 13:26 for 20th place backed up just 12 seconds and 3 places later by Khalif Ali. For the girls, Hawaa Patel ran 17:22 for 24th female place. Next up was the U15 boys on an approx. 4k. Sam Horsley, who last week ran a brilliant 7th place …Read More

SOUTH OF ENGLAND CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Beckenham Place Park Saturday 28 January Ilford AC sent a small team to this yearly championship again held at Beckenham Place Park  in South London over a course which featured grassland, trail, mud and hills.   The under 15 boys were represented by Sam Horsley and Ryder Islam. This was Sam’s first area championship. He started strongly in the front pack and held his position well finishing in a fantastic 7th place. He now looks forward to upcoming competitions where he will compete for the county. Ryder had a strong race taking 5 positions in the last 100m to finish in 95th place, his first top 100 placing in area champs. The club had …Read More

Mercury 10 Epping Forest Saturday 13th January Saturday morning saw the 101st running of the Mercury 10 in Epping Forest. Incorporating tough muddy hills the race, whilst picturesque in places, is a real challenge for runners and one really only for the brave. This year saw a large field of 176 runners ready to take on the challenge, including 4 from Ilford AC. Leading the team home in 29th place was Seb Parris in 29th place in a time of 77 minutes 09 seconds. Seb was followed just 5 places later in 34th by Danny Holeyman in a time of 77 mins 49 seconds which was good enough to earn him 2nd place in the M50 category. There were 2 …Read More